Biology:Ditrigona sericea

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Short description: Species of hook-tip moth

Ditrigona sericea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Ditrigona
Species:
D. sericea
Binomial name
Ditrigona sericea
(Leech, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Teldenia sericea Leech, 1898
  • Drepana fulvicosta Dudgeon, 1899
  • Peridrepana fulvicosta
  • Leucodrepana nivea birmanica Bryk, 1943

Ditrigona sericea is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1898.[1] It is found in China , Myanmar and north-eastern India .

The wingspan is 12.5-17.5 mm for males and 15–21 mm for females.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Ditrigona sericea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=84303. 
  2. Wilkinson, Christopher (1968). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Ditrigona (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae: Drepaninae)". The Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 31 (4).

Wikidata ☰ Q13592673 entry